Vacation Fun

Last week we were able to go on three really fun trips. Our first stop was in Bicknell, Utah where we attended a Morrell Family Reunion on Saturday. They usually plan the reunion the same weekend as Wayne County days so before we went to the reunion we stopped in Loa to watch the local parade. It was really fun for the children because they were able to collect quite a bit of candy and other trinkets. We had a wonderful time visiting with family at the reunion and spending time at my Grandma Morrell's house afterwards.

This was our favorite "float"!

After the reunion we went to my Grandma's house. Ethan and Emma had a fun time feeding horses with Grandpa Reed.

Emma had the attention of the horses with her meager offering.

Here is a picture of our little family with my beautiful Grandma Morrell in her home in Bicknell.

The second leg of our vacation was spending time in The Tetons and Yellowstone. We left early Monday morning to join Micah's family in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We were able to go on a hike to Jenny Lake before most of his siblings headed back to Utah.

We spent most of our time with Micah's parents touring around Yellowstone and the Tetons.

I love this picture with the Teton Mountains as the backdrop.

Because they were only able to spend a couple hours with their cousins Taylor and Sara, Ethan and Emma were good friends on the trip.

One of their favorite things to do together was throw rocks in the water.

While Ethan and Emma were throwing rocks in the water Grandma Kristine helped Eliza wade in the water.

Emma joining in on the fun.

One of the highlights of the trip was swimming in Fire Hole River in Yellowstone.

Ethan and Emma were so excited to watch Old Faithful Geyeser they created their own little dance!

P U! The look on Ethan's face says it all about the smell of these mud pots!

Poising at the entrance of the Tetons.

One of the highlights of the trip was all the wildlife we were able to see. We were able to see moose, bison, elk, coyote, wolf, and pictured below...a bear!!!

Micah loved taking pictures of this elk!

We didn't get enough of the outdoors in Yellowstone so we decided to go camping in the Uintah's the day after we came home with Micah's brother David and their children Isabelle, Dominic, and Joshua. We had a really fun time camping, hiking, and fishing.

"Is it time to go to bed yet?" Emma loved going in and out of the tent and couldn't wait to go to sleep in it.

Emma finally able to go to sleep in the tent, while Ethan and Eliza still want to play!

We put the kids to work to help find wood for the campfire. Here they are poising with what they found.

Ethan and Dominic roasting marshmellows by the campfire.

Ethan and Emma with Isabelle at Provo River Falls.

The highlight of the trip for Micah was going fishing at Lake Bonnie. Anyone up for a fish fry?